In February of 2006, Bus Nerd and I visited his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to participate in the Super Bowl festivities. (No, we did not attend the game, but we did represent the 206–along with a few other lonely Seahawks fans–on the streets.) Because the Hawks were playing in the big game for the first time in history, the PI was looking for “fan bloggers”: Seattle types who were heading east to cheer for the home team and wanted to chronicle the experience. Nerd wanted to participate, and … …

Think you ride America’s best bus route? Submit a photo and brief description to this contest (sponsored by Good Magazine and NYC’s Transportation Alternatives), and you could win a fabulous prize package! …

I just returned from a transit nerd conference in Portland, where I spent some time experiencing transit envy–again (more later); some time hanging with my cousins-in-law, who now live in Portland; and not enough time admiring this cool gadget, the brainchild of Portland Transport’s Chris Smith. …

One of the most common objections to getting around without a car (and specifically, to riding the bus) is that it simply takes too much time. Though this certainly isn’t always true (many commutes are faster with PT) I do concede that some–OK, a lot of–trips take longer by bus.* …

It’s been a slow month (and a half) for blogging. The move, which I intend to write about at some point, (mostly from a “selecting a home for a car-free family” perspective) and which is still in progress (at least, the getting settled part) took a lot out of me. That, plus a couple of consuming projects, extreme technical difficulties, and seemingly endless weekend events had me shifting most of my alt-transpo energies to Twitter. …